The Indian Men’s Recurve Archery Team of Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tushar Prabhakar Shelke won Silver after falling 1-5 to South Korea at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday.
MEDAL No. 90 for INDIA
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India fell behind in the final, surrendering the first set 55-60 to South Korea, who displayed flawless precision by scoring all 10s.
The Indian team then made a brave comeback in the fourth set, scoring three tens in their final three attempts to bring up 57 points. Fortunately for India, the opposition also scored 57 points following their tries, thereby drawing the second set and bringing the total score to 3-1.
With everything on the line in the third set, India stumbled in the final three attempts, dropping three points off their first three efforts and finishing at 55 points. With few easy shots at the end, South Korea sealed the deal, winning the set 55-56 and taking the top spot away from the Indians.
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